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Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc.

Name: Farmers Livestock Exchange, Inc. livestock auction prices — 2025-12-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-29

Feeder Cattle · Winchester, Virginia · Mon, Dec 29

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2175

← Dec 15Dec 29Jan 5 →

Receipts

217 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 391▼ 220 vs year ago 437 · −50.3%

Also sold hereSlaughter/Replacement CattleMon Oct 5, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 98, Bulls 58)

Natural cattle are Weaned

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.23/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.12 against this barn's trailing median of $369.35.

Average price

$316.23

20 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs VA average

−78.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	325.00	1,758	7thin
Medium and Large 3	534	314.96	1,682	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	305.97	1,658	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.03/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

316.23

—

VA average1 barns · 20 hd

316.23

+0.00

National average24 barns · 3,641 hd

394.70

−78.47

This barn, trailing median34 sales

369.35

−53.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.91, low $315.56, median $369.35 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

59 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,478	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,876	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	437.00/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,115	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,843	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	394.50/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,083	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,240	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	583	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,303	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	648	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,365	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,166	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	367.75/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,596	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,448	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	866	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,685	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,239	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,525	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,138	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,269	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	346.43/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,417	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	352.23/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,469	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	314.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,371	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	355.99/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,687	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,682	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,758	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	305.97/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,658	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	647	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,909	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,138	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,187	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,093	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,467	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,394	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	435.26/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,610	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	426.35/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,752	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,931	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,598	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	409.56/cwt	370.00–440.00	1,933	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,147	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,087	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,093	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,243	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1

This sale against other markets

Virginia weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Virginia auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Virginia feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Livestock Exchange Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Winchester, VA

Mon Dec 29, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Richmond, VA (LS-RH)

Receipts 217Last week 391Year ago 437

State Graded Feeder Cattle (Steers 61, Heifers 98, Bulls 58)

Natural cattle are Weaned

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	373	305.00	305.00
7	400–450	417	335.00–355.00	352.23
5	450–500	474	335.00–380.00	355.99
7	500–550	541	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
7	750–800	754	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	310.00–315.00	314.46
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
8	500–550	534	310.00–320.00	314.96
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	376	337.50	337.50
5	400–450	409	335.00–390.00	346.43
5	500–550	542	305.00–310.00	305.97
5	600–650	647	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	750	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	620	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	319	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	370	405.00–445.00	435.26
4	400–450	411	415.00–430.00	426.35
2	450–500	488	440.00	440.00
4	550–600	558	375.00	375.00
2	750–800	765	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	515	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	434	445.00	445.00
8	450–500	472	370.00–440.00	409.56
5	500–550	535	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	650	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	469	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	485	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	528	380.00–410.00	394.50
3	650–700	677	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	866	310.00	310.00
1	950–1000	995	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	340.00	340.00
5	450–500	484	435.00–445.00	437.00
5	550–600	567	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	648	365.00	365.00
9	700–750	706	350.00–370.00	367.75
1	1000–1050	1,000	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	583	395.00	395.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.